Re: [lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site

2010-04-01 Thread Madame RD
I also wondered what it was . thanks for the explanations dom from paris , france . the sun is with us again .. at long last ! . Le 31/03/10 21:05, Lorri Ferguson a écrit : Just a note to those who may not know. About a third of the way thru the pictures just after a side note

[lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site

2010-04-01 Thread Laurie Waters
Interesting comment about the heddles. Lace collectors go after these things because of a story that they are connected with lace. Gertrude Whiting describes them in Old-Time Toys and Tools of Needlework (1928). Even though she makes her doubts known, she's responsible for many lace collectors

[lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site

2010-04-01 Thread Laurie Waters
As an example of what I was just writing about on the heddles, see Ebay item #260578984300 Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site

2010-03-31 Thread Lorri Ferguson
Just a note to those who may not know. About a third of the way thru the pictures just after a side note Plaquettes ou plioirs , there are a few 'items' that have slots and a small hole in the bars between the slots. These items are 'rigid heddles' for hand weaving tape strips (similar to the